Plant Health Guide: passporting and marketing requirements

This guide offers details about plant passporting - moving plants within the European Community - and marketing regulations.


Appendix H: plant passporting and supplier documentation requirements

Plant passport

Supplier document
(fruit and vegetables)

Supplier document (ornamentals)

(i) the phrase " EC Plant Passport"
(ii) "UK" (to show that the plants were grown in, or imported into, the UK)
(iii) "S" (this is simply a code for the SERPID Horticulture and Marketing Unit in Scotland)
(iv) your unique SE registration number
(v) an individual serial, week or batch number, or invoice number
(vi) the botanical name of the plant(s)
(vii) the quantity in the consignment
(viii) the letters "ZP" and a Protected Zone code where necessary (see section on 'Plant Passports and Protected Zones' and Appendices D and K)
(ix) the letters "RP" if it is a replacement plant passport (see section on Replacement Plant Passports)
(x) country of origin of the consignment, if the plants and plant products have been imported from a non-EC country

(i) the phrase "EC Quality"*
(ii) "UK" (to show that the plants were grown in, or imported into, the UK)
(iii) "S" (this is simply a code for the SERPID Horticulture and Marketing Unit in Scotland)
(iv) your unique SE registration number
(v) your company name
(vi) an individual serial, week or batch number, or invoice number
(vii) date of issue of the document
(viii) the botanical name of the plant(s) (or Common name for vegetables)
(ix) variety name or, for rootstocks, a designation if there is no variety name*
(x) the quantity in the consignment
(xi) category (applies to fruit only - this will either be "CAC" - not necessary for trade only within Great Britain - or a certified grade for certified material)*

Note: Where the plant passport constitutes part of the supplier's document, the additional details which need to be provided are those marked*

(i) the phrase "EC Quality"*
(ii) "UK" (to show that the plants were grown in, or imported into, the UK)
(iii) "S" (this is simply a code for the SERPID Horticulture and Marketing Unit in Scotland)
(iv) your unique SE registration number
(v) an individual serial, week or batch number, or invoice number
(vi) the botanical name of the plant(s)
(vii) variety name or, for rootstocks, a designation if there is no variety name, plus denomination of the group of plants, where appropriate*
(viii) the quantity in the consignment
(ix) country of production of the consignment, if the plants and plant products have been imported from a non-EC country

Note: Where the plant passport constitutes part of the supplier's document, the additional details which need to be provided are those marked*

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